Inequality in Indonesia is rising and arecent survey suggests that Indonesians are growingincreasingly concerned. The Gini coefficient in Indonesiahas increased sharply over the past 15 years, increasingfrom 30 in 2000 to 41 in 2013. In a 2014 survey on publicperceptions of inequality, most Indonesians consider incomedistribution in Indonesia to be very unequal or not equal atall. In addition, half of all respondents feel thatIndonesia has become more unequal or much more unequal overthe past five years. The true extent of high inequality,however, is worse than most people realize. Respondentsbelieve that the ideal income distribution is one where thetop 20 percent of the population earn as much as the bottom40 percent. Not with standing this ideal, respondentsestimate that the actual income distribution has the top 20percent earning as much as the bottom 60 percent. However,the 2014 National Socio-economic Survey (Susenas 2014)suggests that the richest 20 percent actually earn as muchas the rest of the population combined. Furthermore, becausehousehold surveys typically do not capture the incomes ofthe richest Indonesians, the real level of inequality inIndonesia is probably even higher.
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